Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick—also called a deer tick—is a risk during spring, summer, ...

A new study finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks and 25% of the younger ticks in the Northeast US carry the bacteria ...

When the sun falls from the darkening Washington, DC, sky, the electric crowd at Howard University appears certain it will ...

Civilian volunteer firefighters used to be a staple of fire stations across Northern California. Today, few remain.

As we step into a new political era with Monday’s inauguration of Donald Trump, many wonder how his administration’s ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S., is a big problem on tribal lands in the Southwest ...

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The president-elect's undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even Canada — have some experts comparing his strategy to Nixon's "Madman Theory." ...

The campus community is invited to attend the candidate presentations, which will take place in the Faulkner Performing Arts Center and include time for audience questions.

One of the great weekends on the high school basketball calendar has arrived. Starting Thursday, Jan. 16, the annual Martin ...